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' H. H. SATER.

PLOW.

' Patented Nov. 19', 1895.

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H. SATER. PLOW.

No. 550,196. Patented Nov. 19; 1895.

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PLOW.

(No Model.)

No. 550,196. Patented Nov 19,1895.

U ITED STATES ATENT QFFICE.

HANS H. SATER, OF MADISON, XVISCONSIN.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 550,136, dated November19, 1895.

Application filed an ry 2, 1895- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HANS l-I. SATER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Madison, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a top or plan view. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the furrow side of the plow, showing the share lowered.Fig. 3 is an elevation of the landside of the plow, showing the shareraised. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail, being a top or plan view of theconnections between the lever for lifting the plowshare and the beam.Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail, being a view of the support of the rearwheel, partially in vertical cross-section. Fig. 6 is an enlargeddetail, being a view of the top of the upright supporting the frontwheel, partially in vertical section.

My inventian relates to riding-plows,-and its object is, in general, toprovide a new and improved plow.

It has for a further object the providing of means by which the draft ofthe horses may be equalized, and 'by means of which the horses may beplaced upon one side or the other, or more horses placed upon one sidethan the other, and yet leave the pull equal.

It has for a further object to provide means for regulating the hitch bywhich the draft may be regulated with referenceto the position of thepoint of the plowshare.

It has for a further object to provide anew and improved support uponthe vertical spindle of the rear wheel, by means of which the seat issupported.

It has for a further object to provide new and improved means by whichthe rear of the plow may be raised without disturbing the wheels.

It has for a further object to provide a new and improved method ofconnecting the lever for lifting the plowshare with the beam, so as topermit an extra forward movement of the lever for depressing the pointof the plowshare into the ground.

It has for a further object to provide a new and improved lifting-leverupon the front furrow-wheel of the plow. i

Other'objects. relate to certain details of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter specified.

Serial No. 533,538. (No model.)

. That which I regard as new will be set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the plowshare.

2 indicates a standard which is bolted or otherwise secured to the share1.

3 indicates a beam which is formed of two .parts separating from oneanother at the front, as is best shown in Fig, 1. The upright 2 ispivotally mounted upon the beam 3 bymeans of a pivot 4. (See Fig. 3.)

5 indicates an armwhich is bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to thebeam 3, and projecting rearward therefrom.

6 indicates a hollow casting which is smallest at its lower end andflares out backward and forward toward its top. The casting 6 ispivotally connected with the arm 5 by means of a pivot 7. r

8 indicates an inclined rear guide-wheel journaled upon the spindle 9.The spindle 9 is bent so as to form a vertical support 10.

11 indicates a block which is movably secured to the upright portion 10of the spindle 9 by means of a set-screw 12, forming a support for thelower end of the casting 6, as shown in Fig. 5.

13 indicates a block which is movably secured to the upright portion 10of the spindle 9 by a set-screw 14 above the top of the casting 6.

15 indicates a hollow cylinder which is slidingly mounted upon theupright 10.

16 indicates a spiral spring interposed between the cylinder 15 and theblock 13.

17 indicates a bar, the forward end of which is pivotally connected withthe beam 3 and the rear end pivotally connected with the cylinder 15, asbest shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

18 indicates a seat mounted upon a standard 19, which is bolted orotherwise secured to the bar 17.

20 indicates a lever which is pivoted at its lower end to the beam 3 andis provided with the usual spring-actuated dog 21 and bellcrank lever22. V

23 indicates a segmental rack which is secured to the beam 3, as bestshown in Fig. 2, and with the teeth of which the dog 21 engages.

24 indicates bars which are pivotally connected with the lever 20 bymeans of a'pin 25.

26 indicates a rod which is pivotally connected at its front end withthe bars 24 by a bolt 27, and the rear end passes slidingly through aguide 28, which is secured to the casting (3.

29 indicates a box which is slidingly mounted upon the rod 20.

30 indicates a spiral spring bearing against the forward end of the box29 and against a pin 31, which passes through the rod 26.

32 indicates a red, the forward end of which passes through the box 29and the rear end of which is pivotally connected with the upper forwardportion of the casting U, as best shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

33 indicates a spiral spring which surrounds the rod 32 and bearsagainst the forward end of the box 29 and against a pin 34, which isfitted into suitable holes 35 for that purpose in the rod 32. Thetension of the spring may be regulated by adjusting the pin to one orthe other of said holes.

The standard 2 is pivotally connected at its upper end with the bars 24by means of a bolt 39.

37 indicates an inclined land-wheel which is journaled upon an axle 38.The axle 36 is bent, as shownin Figs. 1 and 3, and isjournaled at itsinner end in the spreading fol-Q ward portion of the beam 3, being bentso as to form a crank 39 between the spreading sides of said beam Thecrank 39 and the axle 238 are not upon the same plane, but are soarranged that when the crank 39 is rotated backward, as hereinafterdescribed, beyond its highest point it will still continue to raise thebeam 3 upon the land-wheel 37.

40 indicates a guide having two projections 41 42 and bolted orotherwise secured to the bars 24 at their forward ends, as best shown inFig. 4.

43 indicates a rod, the forward end of which embraces the crank 39 andthe rear end of which passes through suitable openings in theprojections 41 42 of the guide 40, and it is provided at its rear endwith a number of holes 44. 45 indicates a block which is slidinglymounted upon the rod 43 and is adjustably secured thereto by means of asuitable pin passing through said guide and the holes 44.

46 indicates a spiral spring embracing the rod 43 and bearing betweenthe projection 41 and the block 45, the tension of the spring beingregulated by adjusting the block upon the rod 48, as above described.

47 indicates a revolving colter which is carried in a bracket 48, whichis pivotally mounted at its upper end upon the side of the frame 3, asis best shown in Fig.

49 (see Fig. 1) indicates a pin which is rigidly secured to the standard2 at a suitable distance above the top of the plowshare 1.

50 indicates a bar, the rear end of which is pivotally mounted upon theouter end of the pin 49 and the forward end of which is pivotallyconnected with the lower end of the bracket 48.

The operation of the parts of my device so far described is as follows:\Vhen the handlever 20 is pulled back the upper end of the standard 2 isswung back with it, turning the standard upon the pivot 4 in the beamand elevating the point of the plowshare. At the same time, by means ofthe connections above described between the hand-lever and the casting6, said casting is pushed back, turning upon its narrow base on theblock 11 and thus raising its forward projecting portion and the pivot7, which raises the projection 5 secured to and projecting rearwardlyfrom the beam 9, as above described, thus lifting the entire plowshare.At the same time, by means of the connections between the lever and thecrank 39, the crank 39 is rotated backward in the same direction, thusraising the front portion ofthe beam through the bent axle 38, theland-wheel 37 bearing upon the landside. At the same time the upperportion of the standard 2 being moved back ward, as above described, bymeans of the bar 50, the lower end of the bracket 48 is moved backward,thus lifting the revolving colter 47 with it. \Vhen it is desired tolower the plowshare into the ground,"the lever is moved forward,reversing the operations above described. N'Vhen it is desired to stillfurther lower the point of the plowshare, the lever is moved stillfurther forward upon its segmental rack, as shown in Fig. 2. As thelever is thus moved forward beyond the central point of the segmentalrack 23, the adjustment of the springs 30 33 in the box 29 ,upon therods 26 32 is such that the rod 26 slides in the guide 28, compressingthe spring 30. The downward motion of the heel of the plow is thusarrested, but the forward motion of the upper end of the standard 2 isstill. continued, thus depressing the point of the plowshare, as may bedesired.

51 indicates an inclined forward guidewheel which is journaled upon aspindle 52, the inner end of the spindle being bent so as to projectvertically upward, forming an up right portion 53, as best shown inFigs. 2 and 54 indicates a sleeve which is slidingly mounted upon theupright portion 53 of the spindle 52, and which is adjustably secured toa bracket 55,which is bolted to the beam 3. the adjustable connectionof: the sleeve 54 to the bracket 55 is secured by means of a slot 56 inthe outer end of the bracket 55, through which suitable bolts pass so asto support the sleeve 54 thereon, as shown in Fig. '1.

57 indicates a segmental rack which is mounted upon the rear surface ofthe sleeve 54.

58 indicates a hand-lever, the forward end of which is pivoted to an arm59, projecting forward from the front of the sleeve 54. The lever 58 isprovided with the usual. bellcrank lever and spring-actuated dog.

Referring to Fig. (3, (which is a detail. of the upper end of thevertical portion 53 of the spindle 52,) 60 indicates a frustumedcone-bearin g, which is mounted upon the upper end of the spindle 52 andis provided with a peripheral shoulder 61 at its base.

62 indicates a ring which embraces the conebearing and rests upon theshoulder 61.

63 indicates hangers, the upper ends of which are mounted upon pins 64,secured to the ring 62, and the lower ends of which are pivotallyconnected with the hand-lever 58. 65 indicates a collar which isrotatably mounted upon the cone-bearing 60, and is provided with rings66, Fig. 1, in which a suitable handle or lever may be inserted for thepurpose of turning said collar.

67 indicates a rod which is pivotally connected at its front end to aninward projection 68 of the collar 65, and the rear end of which ispivotally connected to an inward projection 69, formed integral with orrigidly secured to the block 13, forming a connection between the wheels8 and 51, so that one may be turned with the other operating as guidesfor the plow. A nut 70 (see Fig. 6) is screwed upon the upper end of thespindle 52, so as to hold the bearing-ring and collar in place.

The operation of this portion of my device is as follows: When it isdesired to raise the front portion of the beam free, the hand-lever 58is pulled backward and depressed, thus raising the sleeve 54 upon thevertical portion 53 of the front-wheel spindle 52 and raising the frontend of the beam. By means of this hand-lever and sleeve 54 the positionof the plowshare in the ground is regulated.

'71 indicates a frame which is adjustably mounted between the forwardspreading ends of the beams 3. 72 indicates upright slotted arms, whichare pivotally mounted at their lower ends upon each side of the frame 71and bear against theinner sides of the beam 3 near their outer ends. Theframe 71 is provided with upwardly-projecting ears 73, which areprovided with a number of holes by means of which the frame is pivotallymounted at the forward ends of the sides of the beam 3 by means of abolt 74. By providing two or more holes 75 at the forward ends of thesides of the beam 3 the height of the pivotal point upon which the frame71 turns may be adjusted.

7 6 indicates bolts which pass through the sides of the bifucated end ofthe beam 3 and through the slotted arm 7 2. By means of the usual nutsupon the ends of the bolts 76 the position of the frame 71, turning uponthe bolts 74 as a pivotal point, may be regulated and the frame securedin the desired position, thereby regulating the line of draft withreference to the position of the plowshare, and enabling the draft to beapplied at a point nearer the point of the share or farther away fromit, as may be desired.

77 indicates a clip which is mounted by means of bolts 78-79 and slots80 81 upon the frame 71. This construction provides for the transverseadjustment of the equalizer.

82 indicates a lever which is pivoted by means of the bolt 78 below theframe 71. The furrow-side arm of the lever 82 is longer than thelandside-arm, for the purpose hereinafter described.

83 indicates a lever which is pivoted upon the landside side of the clip77 in front of the frame 71, and is pivotally connected by a link 84with the short arm of the lever 82.

85 indicates a lever which is pivotally mounted upon the furrow-sideside of the clip 77, and is connected by a link 86 with the long arm ofthe lever 82. The lever 85 is shorter than the lever 83 in order toequalize the draft, as hereinafter described. The longer lever 83 isprovided with a series of holes 87, into one or. the other of which theforward end of the link 84 may be mounted in order to equalize thedraft, as hereinafter described.

88 indicates a doubletree and 89 singletrees, which are mounted in theusual manner at the outer end of the lever 83.

90 indicates a doubletree and 91 singletrees,

which are mounted at the outer end of the lever 85.

It will be seen that horses hitched to the singletrees 91 pull upon theshorter lever 85, which is connected with the longer arm of the lever82, while horses hitched to the singletrees 89 pull upon the longerlever 83, which is connected with the short arm of the lever 82. By thisarrangement horses can be hitched to the singletrees 89, extending aconsiderable distance upon the landside of the machine and out of thefurrow, and yet by adjusting the levers the draft will be equalized, sothat the pull may be exerted in a direct line with the plowshare. By thesame means the arrangement of the horses can be varied, more or fewerhorses being placed upon the landside of the machine, and yet the draftbe equalized.

As is best shown in Fig. 1, the colter-bracket 48 is laterallyadjustable in a frame 100, said bracket being secured to said frame by a'bolt 101, passing through a slot 102 in said frame. The bolt-head andone side of the frame are notched in order to provide for a securefastening.

As best shown in Fig. 2, the rack 23 is provided with a movable segmentv103, which is secured to said rack by bolts 104, the movable segmentbeing provided with suitable slots, so that its position with relationto the rack maybe adjusted as desired.

I am aware that it has heretofore been proposed to provide mechanism forelevating the point of a plowshare for the purpose of causing the plowto run out of the ground, and therefore I do not broadly claim mechanismfor such purpose.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. In a plow, the combination with a beam, of a rocking standard pivotedto said beam and having the pivot fixed relatively to the beam, a sharecarried by the standard and the point of which is raised or lowered byrocking the standard, alever pivotally mounted on the beam, andconnected with the upper end of the rocking standard, for rocking thelatter on the beam, substantially as described.

2. In a plow, the combination with a beam, of a rocking standard pivotedto the beam and having the pivot fixed relatively to said beam, a sharecarried by the standard and having its point raised or lowered byrocking the standard on the beam, a lever pivotally mounted on the beamand connected with the upper end of the rocking standard, for rockingthe latter on the beam, and means for lifting the rear portion of thebeam to raise the heel of the share, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a beam, and a rear guide wheel, of arockingsupport mounted on a vertically extended portion of the shaft ofsaid guide wheel and connected to said beam,

whereby said beam may be raised or lowered by rocking said support,substantially asdescribed 4. The combination with a beam, and a rearguide wheel, of a rocking support carried by a vertically extendedportion of the shaft of said guide wheel, an arm secured tosaid beam andpivotally connected to said support, and means for rocking said supportto raise or lower the beam, substantially as described.

5. The combination with abeam, and a rear guide wheel, of a rockingsupport yieldingly supported upon avertical portion of the shaft of saidguide wheel, an arm having one end 2 secured to said beam and its otherend pivoted to said support, and a lever pivoted to 1 said beam .andconnected to said support, l whereby the said support may be rockedforward and back to depress and raise the beam, 1

' and a lever for adjusting the position of said shaft, of a verticallymovable seat bar connected at its forward end to the beam and having itsrear end mounted upon said shaft,

and a spring surrounding said shaft and supporting the seat bar,substantially as described.

8. The combination with a'beam, of a rockmg standard pivoted to saidbeam and having the pivot fixed relatively'thereto, a share carried bythe standard and having its point raised or lowered by rocking saidstandard on the beam, a laterally adjustable colter hav ing a supportpivoted to the beam, and means i for imparting lateral adjustment to the001- i ter, substantially as described.

9. The combination with aiframe', of a land wheel, a bent axle therefor,a crank in said axle, said crank and the bent portion of said axle beingin different planes, and means for rotating said axle through saidcrank, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

10. The combination with a frame, and a land wheel, of a cranked axlesupporting said wheel, a lever, a rod 43, spring 46 on said rod, andguide 40 connected to said lever, substantially as described.

11. The combination with a frame, and a land wheel, of a cranked axlesupporting said wheel, a lever, a rod 413, spring 46 on said rod, aguide 40 connected to said lever, a rear guide wheel, a support carriedthereby, rod 26 connected. to said support, a spring 30 upon said rod,and a box 29 confining said spring, substantially as described.

12. The combination with a frame, a guide wheel, a shaft 53, a sleevehaving a rack, an arm connected to said sleeve, and means for connectingsaid frame to said sleeve, of a leve-r pivoted to said arm, and a linkconnect- 1 ing said lever to a cap at the upper portion of said shaft,whereby by operating said lever the frame may be raised or lowered,substantially as described.

13. The combination with a frame, a guide wheel, a shaft 53, a sleevehaving a rack, an

arm connected to said sleeve, and means for 1 connecting said frame tosaid sleeve, of alever pivoted to said arm,..a link, a conical hearingat the upper end of said shaft, anda ring mounted upon said bearing andconnected to said link, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

14. The combination with a frame, and a lateral guidewheel, of ashaftsupporting said guide wheel, a bracket vertically movable upon saidshaft and connected to said frame,

bracket, substantially as described.

.15. The combination with a frame, and a lateral guide wheel, of ashaftsupporting said guide wheel, a bracket vertically movable upon saidshaft and connected to said frame, a lever pivoted to said bracket,locking devices for said lever, a link connected to said lever, and aring or cap arranged at the upper portion of said shaft and connected tosaid link, substantially as described.

16. The combination with a frame, and a lateral guide wheel having avertical shaft, of a bracket pivotally mounted thereupon, and connectedto the frame and a lever for .movingsaid bracket vertically on saidshaft,

vertically adjustable, and draft devices eonpassing through the slotsand adjustably se- 10 nected to said frame, substantially as decuringthe clip in position, and an equalizer scribed. carried by the clip andadjustable trans 19. The combination with the beam, of an verselytherewith, substantially as and for 5 equalizer adjustable transverselyof said the purposes described.

beam, substantially as described. HANS H. SATER.

20. In a plow, the combination witha frame Witnesses:

having transverse slots 80 and 81, of a clip M. O. CLARKE,

77 adjustable laterally on said frame, bolts S. HIGHAM.

